Wednesday's high peaked at 80 degrees, the highest ever recorded in the valley on November 22 and 17 degrees warmer than the normal temperature for this time of year, the weather service said.

The record for November 23 in Denver is 73 set in 1915.

The hot, dry conditions can be attributed to a ridge of high pressure lingering above the region, sending desert air flowing toward the coast, an NWS meteorologist told the Los Angeles Times.

The high temperature will continue on Thursday, as families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving with temperatures in the 90's when they are usually in the 70's. Highs are expected to top 95 in some areas Wednesday and Thursday, especially in the Inland Empire.

As for Thanksgiving Day itself, the west San Fernando Valley will probably be the hottest area in the L.A. region, Sirard said. That's higher than Palm Springs' predicted high of 92 degrees.

Thursday's high at Santa Barbara Airport is forecast to be a relatively chilly 83 degrees.

After a frosty start, Acadiana will get to enjoy another sunny and seasonably cool day, but afternoon temperatures will be milder as compared with Thanksgiving. This all is out ahead of another cold front that looks to bring about rain chances by the end of next week/early next weekend.

Uber discloses data breach one year after it happenedNov 23, 2017 - 00:30
It identified the individuals and obtained assurances that the downloaded data had been destroyed, according to the statement . Travis Kalanick , Uber co-founder and former CEO, was made aware of the breach in November 2016.

Country music legend Mel Tillis dies at 85Nov 20, 2017 - 02:06
Country Music Hall of Famer Mel Tillis died early Sunday morning in Ocala, Florida, according to his publicist, Don Murry Grubbs. He also won the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year, and was inducted in Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame.

AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young dead at 64Nov 20, 2017 - 02:05
Malcolm is survived by his wife O'Linda, children Cara and Ross, three grandchildren, a sister and a brother, the band said. In another publication, Angus Young also wanted to express a tribute to this " perfectionist", " this unique man ".

Is this $450 Million da Vinci Even a Real da Vinci?Nov 17, 2017 - 01:15
Christie's experts said the painting's rarity was hard to overstate, calling it the "Holy Grail" for auction specialists. The record sale price of $450 million includes the buyer's premium, a fee paid by the victor to the auction house .

Russia To Host Turkey, Iran In Sochi For Talks On Syria ConflictNov 17, 2017 - 01:14
A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, France, Russia, Britain or China to be adopted. Syria agreed to destroy its chemical weapons in 2013 under a deal brokered by Russian Federation and the United States.

Sprint will start offering Hulu to its Unlimited Freedom customersNov 16, 2017 - 02:06
Users can sign up for the deal on Friday by going to sprint .com/hulu from their Sprint phone and following the outlined steps. Sprint is marking this occasion by creating eight new types of popcorn named after shows that can be streamed on Hulu.

Makers wrap up Tiger Zinda Hai shootNov 14, 2017 - 00:46
On Monday morning, Salman tweeted the picture from the last day on the sets of Tiger Zinda Hai where in action mode. The film marks Salman's first collaboration with Remo, who has earlier directed films like ABCD and A Flying Jatt.

Chance of rain on TuesdayNov 14, 2017 - 00:43
Where the clouds do break we may see patchy fog set up overnight due to the light rain some areas received. Sunday is partly sunny, there could be early lingering showers, and highs are in the upper 40s.